The plurals of most nouns are made by adding an 's'. e.g. apple/apples. And there are special cases and rules that come with different word endings, e.g. lady/ladies, potato/potatoes.
However, some singular nouns have irregular plurals . Because they are irregular, there is no rule for converting such nouns into their respective plural forms:
Some examples of nouns with irregular plurals:
Often you add an s eg house becomes houses. goat = goats.
Some words are unusual because their plural is rather different.
So mouse becomes mice, die becomes dice, medium becomes media.
Add "s" or "es" to the end.
Examples: (singular -> plural)
There are also many irregular nouns which have special plural forms, or where the plural noun is the same as the singular.
Examples: (singular -> plural)
A regular plural is a noun that has a plural ending in -s or -es. To make the plural singular, remove the ending -s or -es:
There are too many forms of irregular plural to have a simple answer. A knowledge of irregular plurals or a dictionary are often the only simple way to change an irregular plural to its singular form or to know which plural is irregular or regular. Some examples are:
Nouns that remain the same in the singular and the plural are:bisoncattledeersheepspecies
Singular nouns work with singular adjectives, whereas plural nouns work with plural adjectives.
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
Both are singular nouns.
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes
Yes, some nouns can be singular and plural with no change in spelling. Some examples are:sheepswinedeertroutsalmonaircraftoffspringAlso, the pronoun you is both singular and plural.
Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Were is after plural nouns.
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
The verb reviewed is used after both singular and plural nouns.
Nouns that remain the same in the singular and the plural are:bisoncattledeersheepspecies
Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Has is after singular nouns.
Two kinds of nouns are common or proper, singular or plural.
Verbs are not plural or singular. Melting comes after both plural and singular nouns.
Singular nouns work with singular adjectives, whereas plural nouns work with plural adjectives.
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies
plural-singular nouns
Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Requires is after singular nouns.